Dear YouDig?,
We are an old school company. We admit that we have not adopted technology as fast as we should. Our president believed that a lot of the “fake news” reports out there were made to scare us into stupid...more
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Guess what? There is a beautiful new ice arena at a major university in Ohio. We know because we supplied the materials, labor and installation services of the entire ice rink including the sub floor heave...more
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When we first met, the contractor’s owner pulled into the site in his tricked out red pickup and promised us the stars and the moon. Unfortunately, all we ended up with was the pits! We ended up with a leaky...more
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Emergency! We are in the middle of digging some deep trenches for an Ohio sewer project. I kid you not, we showed up this morning and there were at least 20 wild turkeys pacing and poking around in the...more
Dear YouDig?,
We are in the middle of a massive addition to our warehouse. The value is high seven figures in construction services. We don’t do this all the time but we fell in love with the Design-Builder, signed their...more
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As an Ohio highway contractor we must include an incredible amount of temporary structures on our jobs and even temporary personnel from time to time. We don’t understand why we are getting popped with paying...more
Ohio local hiring laws affecting contractors are destroyed, for now.
Municipalities will no longer be able to force local hiring upon contractors for various jobs. This especially impacts large cities and their citizens...more
9/27/2019
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Construction Industry ,
Construction Workers ,
General Assembly ,
General Contractors ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Local Ordinance ,
Municipalities ,
OH Supreme Court ,
Public Works ,
Reversal ,
State Constitutions ,
State Labor Laws
Dear YouDig?,
I am majoring in construction management in O-H-I-O. Love this stuff. Help me out though. I am getting mixed signals from my professors and from what I read in various publications and social media, including...more
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We build interstates. We always have a need for good hard working laborers. Yesterday the hall sent us four workers. The first one to walk in was a Rastafarian sporting a wrist full of colorful hemp bracelets...more
Dear YouDig?,
When we say we have a project team, we mean it. We seek input from all of our project players. Recently, we hired a highly recommended and accomplished assistant project manager on the belief that he would...more
Dear YouDig?,
We are on fire this construction season. With the busy schedule comes a lot of pressure. Last week, during a hot afternoon stretch, one of our workers lost his head and beat the living hell out of a coworker....more
Dear YouDig?
Freedom? The laws of construction sure don’t provide “Freedom.” It’s more like law prison. What gives?
-MAGA...more
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We just finished a project where and thought we paid all of our subcontractors. About a month after completion, our accounting department however found that our drywall sub submitted invoices a while back...more
Dear YouDig?
We are a commercial design builder. We strive for greatness in all of our work. Even still we end up with complaints and a ton of close out issues on virtually every project. I know, that is the norm. The time...more
We continue our 3 part “Dear YouDig?” Series to Highlight Highway Construction Safety.
Part III: Slow Down and Stop Texting You Drunken Fool -
Dear YouDig?,
The scene is familiar. It is night in an active road...more
5/3/2019
/ Construction Industry ,
Construction Project ,
Construction/Work Zones ,
Distracted Driving ,
Highways ,
Infractions ,
Inherently Dangerous Activities ,
Public Projects ,
Public Safety ,
Roads ,
Vehicle Code ,
Workplace Safety
ATTENTION YOUDIG? READERS !!! IT’S ROAD CONSTRUCTION SEASON
BULLETIN: Highway construction zones are among the most dangerous places on earth.
Today we begin our 3 part “Dear YouDig?” Series to Highlight Highway...more
4/9/2019
/ Construction Industry ,
Construction Project ,
Contractors ,
Highways ,
Public Projects ,
Public Safety ,
Roads ,
Safety Equipment ,
Safety Laws ,
Safety Precautions ,
Safety Violations ,
Workplace Safety
Dear YouDig?,
We are finding it extremely difficult to find quality workers in specialized trades. Our design team finds some amazing designs to install for our clients and we also find some specialized materials. Then we...more
RESIDENCY QUOTAS FOR CITY CONTRACTORS -
OHIO SUPREME COURT TO HEAR ARGUMENTS IN MARCH.
THE CASE: On March 6, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio is set to hear oral arguments on City of Cleveland v. State of Ohio, Supreme...more
Dear YouDig? Readers,
We Dig Oscar season. Here are 10 of the Best Picture winners and how they may help remind us of some best practices to avoid legal pitfalls on construction projects. You Dig?...more
Dear Luvvvers of All That is Good About Construction,
It has been rumored that the construction industry is filled with the most romantic people on earth. We dig the romantics out there. Valentine’s Day is a bit of a respite...more
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We thought we had insurance coverage if a subcontractor screws up. Now we hear that the Ohio Supreme Court says we might not? What is going on? I would never be caught dead without comprehensive insurance. I...more
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We are owed mid-six figures for excavation work we finished six months ago. The general contractor is playing dodgeball and claims it hasn’t been paid. We want to make a claim to get our dough. Problem, it...more
1/18/2019
/ Breach of Contract ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Industry ,
Delay Claims ,
Excavation ,
General Contractors ,
Mechanics Lien ,
Notice of Furnishing ,
Prompt Payment ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Subcontractors